Discreet and more autonomous, private cars equipped with radars that crisscross French roads will increase in the next few weeks.
According to
Le Parisien
, they are currently 83. They should increase to 226 by the end of the year, to reach 450 in 2023.
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What is a “radar car”?
It is a vehicle equipped with a new generation radar, capable of flashing a vehicle while driving.
These radar cars are not new.
Conducted since 2013 by the police and gendarmes, they were opened to private drivers in 2018. The latter remain behind the wheel of the vehicle for a period of 6 hours, against 1h45 for the police.
The route plan is established in advance by the local law enforcement authorities, under the authority of the prefecture.
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Who is behind the wheel?
Since 2018, it is therefore private drivers who are behind the wheel of the vehicle.
A profile is appreciated during hiring: you must have a license with at least ten points, have a clean record, and ideally experience in the field of driving, reports
Le Parisien
.
The contract established with the private company makes it possible to have a fixed remuneration of 22,000 euros per year, or 1,400 euros net per month, as RTL notes.
No bonus is given according to the number of flashes, it is specified.
Putting private drivers behind the wheel of these vehicles allows law enforcement to focus on other interventions, such as blood alcohol control.
How does it work?
These cars are equipped with a new generation on-board radar which can control the speed even when it is in motion.
It works with an infrared system, and will therefore not be detectable by flash as for the fixed ones.
The latter controls the cars by taking a technical margin of 10 km / h for speeds below 100 km / h, against only 5 km / h for fixed cabins, analyzes
Le
Parisien
.
Can we spot them?
The peculiarity of these vehicles is that they are discreet and blend into the mass.
According to the daily, the cars used are classic sedans, we can find several brands among the vehicles already in circulation: Peugeot 308, Dacia Sandero, Ford Focus, Volkswagen Passat, Seat Leon or Skoda Octavia.
However, if you are close enough to the vehicle in question, it will be possible to notice the bulky device on the dashboard and on the rear shelf.
But, the driver who will be checked in excess of speed, should especially not realize it once received the fine.
Where will they circulate?
Since 2018, test cars have crisscrossed four regions of France.
From now on, they will be extended to seven regions.
It will therefore be possible to be checked on a highway, a departmental, or a national, of Brittany, New-Aquitaine, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Hauts de France, Grand Est, Center Val-de-Loire, as well as on those of Normandy and Pays de la Loire.